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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Social
PARAMEDIC RELIEF FUND RAISES $20K AT TOURNAMENT
Jackson County Paramedic Relief Fund recently held its 15th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament. The event
was a great success, organizers said, and thanks to the sponsors, raised close to $20k this year. Year
to date in 2023, the JCPRF has dispersed over $15,000 in assistance to our county EMS personnel. The
winning golf team at the event was Precision Pressure Pros. Shown here are (L to R): Wendell Gooch,
Dexter Ledford, Trent Ivester and Denver Ivester.
Commerce library plans special activities during fall break
Children sing and march with a parachute during Seasons of Song Session 2.
Fall break is coming up
for Commerce City Schools
and the Commerce Public
Library plans a week full of
events.
Special Library activities
are planned all week for
children and families be
ginning on Tuesday, Oct.
3, with a solar eclipse pro
gram at 11 a.m. Children
are asked to bring a shoebox
or cereal box for a craft that
day. On Wednesday, Oct. 4,
at 10:30 a.m., Children’s Li
brarian Brittney Warren will
be offering a special spooky
family story time. Then on
Thursday. Oct. 5, at 3 p.m.,
Kathy Church will be bring
ing creepy crawlies for
those interested in such crit
ters. On Friday, Oct. 6, there
will be a bunny petting zoo
for those who prefer fluffy
critters.
In other library news:
• Doughnuts with the
mayor will be held at the
Commerce Public Library
on Saturday morning, Oct.
14, at 8:30 a.m. This will
give people in the commu
nity the opportunity to ask
questions about the progress
of the city.
• Looking ahead, the
Commerce Library will be
closed on Monday, Oct. 9,
so that staff may attend con
tinuing education activities
at a regional library meeting
in Jefferson.
• The library will be host
ing the third pilot session
of Seasons of Song with
Evan Bush on October 10,
17 and 24 at 4 p.m. This
session is for kindergarten
and first graders. Spots are
still available, so call 706-
335-5946 to sign up.
• The Commerce Adult
writers group will meet
Tuesday, Oct. 3, at
10:30 a.m. Jill Ropers rec
ommends, “this program is
a great way to meet other
interesting writers who
will help inspire your own
story.”
•For parents and guard
ians looking for something
creative to do with their
children, Lego club meets
the first and third Satur
day of each month from
12-2 p.m.
•New adult fiction now
available include: Bever
ly Lewis’ The Heirloom,
T.J. Klune’s The House in
The Cerulean Sea, Philip
Caputo’s Memory and De
sire, Heather B. Moore’s
Under the Java Moon, Ann
Patchett’s Tom Lake, and
Fran Littlewood’s Amaz
ing Grace Adams. Kristy
Woodson Harvey also has
two large print novels that
are new to the shelves:
Christmas in Peachtree
Bluff, and The Southern
Side of Paradise.
•There are five new
cookbooks in nonfiction,
including: The Soup-
box Cookbook, Air Fryer
Cookbook, The Outdoor
Kitchen, Masa Techniques,
and Pie Is Messy. Other
new nonfiction have sub
jects ranging from Free
Range Chicken Gardens
to the history of the Arctic
Scots and the Yom Kippur
War or a book and DVD
Bible study guide entitled
Seeing God As A Perfect
Father.
•Upcoming Programs:
Saturday. Lego Club
12-2 p.m.; Monday, Yoga
10:30 a.m. and Chair Yoga
1 p.m.; Tuesday, Solar
Eclipse Program 11 a.m.;
Wednesdays, Hooks and
Needles 10 a.m., Spooky
Story time with Brittney
at 10:30 a.m.; Thurs
day, Knitting for Kids
1:30-3:30 p.m., Creepy
Crawly critters 3 p.m.,
Smash Brothers from 4 to
5:30 p.m., Yoga at 6 p.m.
and Chess at 6 p.m.; and
Fridays, Baby and Me at
10:30 a.m. and Bunny Pet
ting Zoo 11 a.m.
Keizer and Kiran Varnum paint pirate ships at
the Harold S. Swindle Public Library in Nichol
son’s Paint and Take program.
Free Play Fun program
planned at Nicholson library
A Free Play Fun pro
gram will be held at the
Harold S. Swindle Public
Library in Nicholson on
Thursday. Oct. 5. Children
and their caregivers are in
vited to stop by the library
from 10 a.m. to noon to
enjoy coloring, play areas,
books and more.
In other Nicholson li
brary news:
• Animal Encounters
presented by Sandy Creek
is coming to the Nichol
son library on Thursday.
Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. The
program is free and open
to ages 2 and older with a
caregiver.
•Nicholson will screen
Tim Bruton’s “The Night
mare Before Christmas”
at the Nicholson City Park
on Saturday, Oct. 14. The
movie begins at 7 p.m.
Costumes are encouraged.
Refreshments will be
available for purchase.
•The library will host
Boo Fest on Thursday,
Oct. 19, from 6-7:30 p.m.
Highlights include crafts,
games, a magic show and
treat bags. Costumes are
encouraged. The program
is free to all ages accom
panied by a caregiver.
•The library will be
closed Monday, Oct. 9.
Looking for JHS Class
’77 Missing Members
Jefferson High School
is planning an upcoming
class reunion and would
like to notify all alumni
about the event.
The following indi
viduals from the class of
1977 aren’t in the data
base. If you know how
to contact any of these
individuals, please email
Susie Porter Thurmond
at spthurmond@wind
stream.net
Delphine Appleby
Linda Banks
Wayne Billings
Don Brewer
Sheila Loy Cochran
Steve Cochran
Ray Davis
Johnny Fitzgerald
Johnnie Gurley
Nieta Hulsey
Marcia Johnson Pinson
Dale Lewis
Catherine McCabe
Sherry Nix Seagraves
Danny Patterson
Brenda Reynolds
Janice Roach
Melissa Sloan
Bobby Smith
Brenda Smith
Stewart Smith
Belinda Ward Martin
Wendell Whitmire
Joy Williamson Hacker
Andrew Borders
Cindy Ginn Mason
David Mize
Vicki Palmer Winn
Submitted photo
PHOTO: WARD ISSUES PROCLAMATION
MARKING ANNIVERSARY OF U.S. CONSTITUTION
Braselton Mayor Kurt Ward issued a Constitution Week proclamation marking
the 236th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States
of America. Pictured is Ward with Mary Lou Goehring and Carolyn Malcolm,
who are members of the Jacob Braselton Chapter National Society Daughters
of the American Revolution.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF ARCADE, GA
Please take notice that the Arcade Planning Commission will con
duct a public hearing on October 17, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. and the
Arcade City Council will conduct a public hearing on November
13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. on the following matters:
RZ-2023-01 Annexation and Zoning: Bull Investments, Inc. c/o
David Altman, by David Elder, applicant, Joe A. Ginn, property
owner, seeks annexation and C-2 (Highway Commercial) zoning
of part of Parcel 070/ 012K totaling + /- 3.32 acres located south
of Etheridge Road, north of Arcade Park Street, and east of U.S.
Highway 129. Existing zoning is A-2 (Agricultural Rural Farm
District) in unincorporated Jackson County. Proposed use: climate
controlled mini-storage facility.
CU-2023-01 Conditional Use: Bull Investments, Inc. c/o David
Altman, by David Elder, applicant, Joe A. Ginn, property owner,
seeks a conditional use permit for a self-service storage facility in
a proposed C-2 (Highway Commercial) zoning district on proper
ty (part of Parcel 070 / 012K) totaling + / - 3.32 acres located south
of Etheridge Road, north of Arcade Park Street, and east of U.S.
Highway 129. Proposed use: climate controlled mini-storage fa
cility.
The Arcade City Council will reconvene in regular session at 7:00
p.m. (or upon completion of public hearings) on November 13,
2023, and at that time may vote on these matters. All meetings will
take place at Arcade City Hall, 3325 Athens Highway, Jefferson,
GA, 30549. The applications are on file in Arcade City Hall and are
available for public inspection during business hours. For more
information call 706-367-5500.
This, the 27th day of September, 2023.
This, the 4th day of October, 2023.
